Butte County, California

30 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 209,470
Median household income: $68,574
Median home value: $408,700

Home to 209,470 residents, Butte County is one of California's counties. 30 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,574 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Butte County's population declined 7.2% from 225,817 to 209,470, while its median household income rose 30.5% from $52,537 to $68,574.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209,470
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,574
Median home value: $408,700
Median gross rent: $1,369
Housing units: 91,176
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

225,817209,470

Median household income

$52,537$68,574

Median home value

$271,700$408,700

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,369

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	225,817	$52,537	$271,700	$1,060
2020	223,344	$54,972	$304,700	$1,087
2021	217,884	$59,863	$325,600	$1,172
2022	213,605	$66,085	$371,600	$1,280
2023	209,470	$68,574	$408,700	$1,369

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,053	5.3%
5 to 17	31,882	15.2%
18 to 24	30,289	14.5%
25 to 34	27,410	13.1%
35 to 44	24,723	11.8%
45 to 54	21,532	10.3%
55 to 64	24,527	11.7%
65 to 74	22,964	11.0%
75 and over	15,090	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	139,527	66.6%
Black or African American	3,550	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,611	0.8%
Asian	11,010	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	554	0.3%
Some other race	1,072	0.5%
Two or more races	11,317	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40,829	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,179	9.7%
High school graduate	30,325	22.3%
Some college or associate's	49,524	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	28,185	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15,033	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65,980	72.6%
Carpooled	8,826	9.7%
Public transit	595	0.7%
Walked	2,604	2.9%
Bicycle	1,219	1.3%
Worked from home	10,283	11.3%
Other means	1,345	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36,880	45.8%
15 to 29 min	23,835	29.6%
30 to 44 min	11,498	14.3%
45 to 59 min	3,520	4.4%
60+ min	4,836	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 18.3% (37,531 of 204,601)

	Count	Share
Family households	48,675	59.1%
Nonfamily households	33,670	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	82,345	90.3%
Vacant	8,831	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47,987	58.3%
Renter-occupied	34,358	41.7%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other11.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55,999	61.4%
1-unit, attached	2,822	3.1%
2 to 4 units	8,549	9.4%
5 to 19 units	8,091	8.9%
20 or more units	5,687	6.2%
Mobile home & other	10,028	11.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 06007
State: California
Land area: 1,637 sq mi
Water area: 41 sq mi
Center point: 39.6653, -121.6032